Deaths and Funerals
Roofer
Funeral Home
CONNER
Mr. Theodore Roosevelt Conner Sr., AKA Boo Boo, of 5505
Winona St., died March 12 at his home.
He was born June 4, 1942, in Winston-Salem. He was a grad
uate of Atkins High School, class of 1960. He attended Winston
Salem State University and Forsyth Technical Community col
lege. He was a member of United Metropolitan Missionary
Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Haywood L. Wil
son Jr. Sunday school class, the Laymen's League, and the Men's
Choir. He was a former member of Bivouac Lodge No. 503, PHA.
Mr. Conner did volunteer work in the community by serving on
the Child Care Advisory Board at the Winston Lake YMCA and
Project Graduation.
He leaves to cherish his memories, two sons, Theodore R.
Conner Jr., of Little Rock, Ark., and Curtis R. Conner, of the
home; two daughters, Karin M. Conner, of Winston-Salem, and
Cheryl M. Conner, of the home; one grandchild, Michael M. Con
ner, of the home; two brothers, Jimmy L. Conner Sr., and Richard
D. Conner, both of Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Nancy (Ransom)
Brown and Janice Conner; one aunt, Irene Hall; a very special
friend, Lillie M.J. Mickle; a devoted friend, Barbara Harriett; all
of Winston-Salem; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held March 15 at United Metropolitan
Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. J.D. Ballard, pastor,
officiating. Inhumation followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Hooper
Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
ENNIS
Mr. Michael Antony Ennis, AKA Baby Boy, of 111 N. Spruce
St., Apt. 2, died March 7 at his residence.
He was born Oct. 7, 1958, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was educated
in the public school system of New York and was a resident of
Winston-Salem fro the past 20 years.
He leaves to cherish his memories one daughter, Shawkita
"Precious" Williams, of Winston-Salem; one son, Caleb Brandon
Ennis, of Winston-Salem; his mother, Janice Ennis, of Winston
Salem; one sister, Darleen Ennis, of King, N.C.; four brothers.
Sugar (Cynthia) Ennis, Edward, and Tyrone Ennis, all of Win
ston-Salem, and Darryl (Roslyn) Ennis, of Atlanta; one aunt,
Emma Wilkes; two devoted cousins, Keevan and Vonny Wilkes;
and a devoted friend, Donna Lewis, all of Winston-Salem.
Funeral services were held March 13 at Hooper Funeral
Home, with the Rev. Sheldon McCarter officiating. Inhumation
followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Hooper Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
MILES
Mrs. Sallie M. Miles, of 1217 E. 12th St., died March 3 at
Springwood Care Center.
Born Jan. 12, 1938, in South Carolina, she moved to Winston
Salem at an early age.
She is survived by one son, Leroy Miles, of Las Vegas, Nev.;
two devoted friends, Nathan Littlejohn and Ruby Burrell, both of
Winston-Salem; and a host of other loving friends.
Funeral services were held March 7 at Hooper Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Sheldon McCarter officiating. Inhumation followed
at Evergreen cemetery. Hooper Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
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TAYLOR
Mr. Sammie Jefferies Taylor, of 1204 Dartmouth Ave. in High
Point, N.C., died March 7 at High Point Regional Hospital.
He was a native of Winston-Salem and had lived in High
Point for the last 23 years. He was of the Baptist faith and a
retired employee of High Point Furniture Company.
He is survived by one son, Sammie Taylor Jr. of Winston
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Salem; his daughters, Robin Taylor, Denise Taylor, Cloretta Tay
lor, Tonya Taylor, Camale Taylor, Samithea Moore and Erica jj
Hauser, all of Winston-Salem; 14 grandchildren; his dear mother, jj
Mary Dunlap, of Winston-Salem; his godparents, Thomas "Jim"
and Catherine Bell, of High Point; his stepsisters and stepbroth
ers, Douglas Green, James (Sharon) Green, Larry Green. Vernon ??
Green, Sarah (Henry) Young, Eva Bryant, and Timothy Green; his " ,?
former wife, Phyllis Van Dyre, of Winston-Salem; a devoted
friend, Barbara Dickens; and a close friend, Horace McNeil, both
of High Point; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held March 14 at 3:30 p.m. at the
chapel of Russell Funeral Home, with the Rev. Christian Quire
officiating.
Burial followed at Piedmont Memorial Gardens. Russell
Funeral Directors were in charge of the arrangements.
BELTON
Mrs. Jessie Estella "Estelle" Saunders, of 5881 Scales Dr. in
Pfafftown, N.C., died March 10 at North Carolina Baptist Hospi- ' '?
tal.
She born Feb. 15, 1915, in Newberry, S.C., to James and Eliz
abeth Byrd Saunders. She had resided in Winston-Salem since '
1921. Estelle was a faithful member of the St. John Baptist
Church for more than 75 years and served with the Young
Women's Progressive Club and the Nurses Board. She was a * '
retired employee of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, where she ; *
was a chef in the cafeteria. Mrs. Belton was a member of Merid
ian Chapter 308, Order of the Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Belton, "
and a son. Earl Belton.
She is survived by cousins, Mary Addison, of Silver Spring,
Md., Billy Byrd, Eva Henderson, Thomas Byrd, Rose Glover, '
Anna Lee Hughes, Janie Caldwell, all of Washington, D.C.,
Cooledge Chapman, qf Newberry, S.C., Lillian Rickard. Herbert '
Thacker and John Arthur Livingston, all of Winston-Salem; '
devoted friends, Areatha Broadway, Cora Broome, Delores
Joyner, William Debnam, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Howell, all of Win
ston-Salem, Theodore Clark, of Pilot Mountain, N.C.; a godson,
Charles Mclntyre, of Clemmons, N.C.; and many other relatives ?"
and friends .
Funeral services held March 14 at St. John Baptist Church,
with the Rev. Leonard N. Lewis officiating. Burial followed at;"
Memorial Gardens. Russell Funeral Directors were in charge of ?*
the arrangements.
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Philip Chapel Male Chorus to present concert 'Growing in His Love and Grace'
from page 4
sudor Cathedral Family March 23
as they extend happy 70th birth
day wishes to Bishop F.D. Patter
son during the 7 p.m. evening
worship service.
A Board Anniversary
The "Morning Star Mission- i
ary Baptist Church's Nurse ,
Board" will celebrate their 42nd
Anniversary Match 23. The guest.
church and pastor will be the Rev. (
Dennis Bishop and members of j
the first Waughtown Baptist
Church. Everyone is invited. The
host pastor is the Rev. Donald
Salley. The president is Gloria
Stinson. The celebration will take
place at 4 p.m. at the Morning
Star Missionary Baptist Church,
1400 Fitch St. in Winston-Salem.
A Missions Day
The Joint Missionary Min
istry of United Cornerstone Mis
sionary Baptist Church will
observe Missions Day on Sunday
Mar. 24 at 5:15 p.m. Special
guest singers will be the Spiritual
Travelers, of Greensboro, N.C.
The Joint Missionary Min
istry is dedicated to supporting
the objectives of the General
Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina, and the Lott Carey Bap
tist Foreign Mission Convention.
Hilda Smith serves as presi
dent, and Dr. J. Ray Butler is host
pastor. The church is at 2745
Patna St.
^ A Revival
A Holy Ghost Deliverance
Revival will be conducted by
prophetess Marilyn Griffin, a
noted, successful revivalist and
associate minister of Gospel
Feast Revival Temple of Greens
boro, N.C., Ttiesday through Fri
day, March 25-28 at 7:30 each
night, at Revelations of Faith
Church, 3710 Maverick St. in
Winston-Salem.
? Spring Revival
The Rev. Sandy S. Wither
spoon Jr. and the members of
Spencer Memorial Christian
Church invite the public to share
their Spring Revival March 26-28
at 7:30 nightly. The guest for the
revival will be the Rev. Dr. Eric
Cole of Mr. Pleasant Christian
Church in Greensboro. Spencer
Memorial Christian Church is at
1410 Douglas St. in Winston
Salem, on the comer of Douglas
and Dellabrook Streets. For more
information call (910) 852-6655.
afterloss
Questions & Answers on
recovering from grief *
Questions asked during bereave
ment counseling are answered by
the editor of Afterloss, the grief
recovery letter.
Q. When someone you love dies, it
seems that you will never be happy
again. Is this so?
A. There is an adjustment phase to
every major change in our lives.
The return to a joyful existence can
ceitainly be attained. Some achieve
this happiness sooner than others
and for a variety of reasons. These
include (but are not limited to): (I)
a willingness to take the steps
required to work through your grief
(2) your own personality structure
(3) your tenacity and (4) the new
opportunities that may subse
quently emerge.
* For a free copy of Afterloss or the
new booklet, Grief is a process. Not
an Event: Questions and Answers
on Grief Recovery simply call or
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